Are the included SATA cables SATA II or SATA III?
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The mobo included two sata III (red) cables, but I bought one more for the BR-R drive
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I don't know. But --- I looked up SATA II vs SATA III cables and the overwhelming response to the question about whether it matters for hard drives and SSDs is that it does not. The cables are short and it's unlikely you will see any difference in performance.
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SATA III drives do work on SATA II setups. It will just run at the SATA II specs. I have the 2TB version of this drive on a SATA II bus and it works fine. I remember looking for SATA II drives last July and they weren't nearly as available as SATA III and it wouldn't have saved me any money.
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You need a standard SATA cable, not E-SATA cable up to level 3.0. you only need to order one that's long enough for your installation.
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It comes with sata cables. I am not positive about this, but some research I read indicates that there is no performance difference between earlier sata cables and current sata cables.
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1. Internal 2.5" Intel 240GB SSD2. SATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cable3. Installation Guide on CD
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A regular SATA cable. Available here on Amazon for something like a dollar! :-)
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http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8142/~/difference-between-sata-i,-sata-ii-and-sata-iii
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Yes. SATA III drive will work in SATA II port at SATA II speed. SATA is both forward and backward compatible.
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All SATA Drives are backward compatible. Go to for a summary: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8142/~/difference-between-sata-i,-sata-ii-and-sata-iii
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The motherboard uses standard SATA cables, I believe there are a few SATA 2 connectors as well
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I think this indicates the type of SATA interface speed. There's SATA I (1.5GB/s), SATA II (3.0GB/s), and SATA III (6.0GB/s). The higher the SATA interface, the greater the potential bandwidth throughput it can support.
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Most Sata connectors are backwards compatible. Just do a quick Google search.
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Two SATA III cables are provided in the color Black. One incorporates straight end locking connectors, one incorporates 90 degree locking-style connectors (generally used for an Optical disk connection) in a standard 18" length.
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You need an "internal" SATA cable. A 12-18 inch cable will do. Look at the route the cable must take, and order one with either straight connectors or L-shaped connectors (one or both ends) as needed.
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I used this on sata2 computer and I think the retail version comes with the sata cable and the y cable. If you get the non-retail version aka oem, you may have to get you own cable.
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I assume you meant Sata 1,2, or 3. There are differences, primarily the speed they are capable of supporting. You would want to use Sata 3 cables in any modern PC just to be safe and ensure you get the most out of your hard drives.
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To be honest I cant remember exactly, but I do not remeber it having any SATA cables in the box. I bought some SATA 3 cables because I did not have any and I use a full tower case. So I would buy some just in case and make sure they have the metal clips not the plastic ones.